Footage has emerged of a bizarre row which apparently erupted because a woman put her feet on the seat of a train in north London.

In a video shot on a mobile phone, an elderly man is seen angrily confronting a female passenger on the London Overground.

"I can't sit there and I cannot pray with my clothes, OK?", he says before adding: "And I travel every day".

A bystander then appears to try to defuse the situation on the train as it travels through north London, telling the man: "I 100 per cent agree with you, but she's just not worth arguing with".

The woman filming the incident then says: "It's absolutely not, I'm tired and I've had a long day".

The elderly man, who is bearded and wearing a hat, then points his finger at the woman and tells her: "You should be in prison."

A fellow passenger tries to calm the situation on board the train as the elderly man appears to continue the row

Another passenger on the train is then heard interrupting, telling the man: "This is England, bruv, this is England".

The elderly man replies: "I know this is England, I was born here. Don't argue with me, I am [sic] born here, OK?"

The other passenger then stands up as the altercation between the two men threatens to escalate in front of shocked commuters. He then appears to accuse the elderly man of trying to "belittle" him, to which the older man responds: "So what you going to do, you gonna hit me?"

The pair then appear to separate from one another as the woman is heard saying: "This is all because I had my feet on the chair".

The argument continues and the woman tells the man: "I don't have the same religion as you sir. I pray with my shoes on. Every day, I pray with my shoes on. I am Christian."